Rick Warren on understanding those who don’t share our faith and how we might respond.
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interesting Dave- having fallen into the unbeliever category myself I am fascinated at how much minesterial training pre-supposes faith on the part of those we will minister to!
I spend a lot of time teaching folk about dialogue outside the ” Christian bubble”… it is a challenge we must grasp!
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Quite so, Sally. And while I wouldn’t agree with Warren that ‘inerrancy’ is non-negotiable I think he has a significant point in this piece, whether you use his methods or not. I remember offering a reflection in college chapel about the passage in 1 Timothy about the standards required of church leaders, including that they should have a good standing with those outside the faith. Afterwards a lecturer commented to me that he didn’t think he had any non-Christian friends any more. I hope he wasn’t typical; but if he were, it would go some way to explaining the training you are receiving! Likewise, there is a real distinction to be made in ministry between ‘faith’ and ‘religion’. There are plenty of people to whom we minister who have the latter but not the former.
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don’t know whether to laugh or cry….I pray that we will grasp a visison of a God who transcends our orderly boxes… who challenges and draws us to know him better….and that we might be drawn to follow…
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